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July 25, 2007

G101: Cleveland 1, Red Sox 0

This was as frustrating as last night's game was exciting.

Boston didn't get its first hit until infield singles by Crisp and Ortiz in the sixth inning and Varitek's single to right leading off the eighth was only the second ball the Red Sox had hit to the outfield to that point.

Only two Red Sox runners reached second base: Pedroia in the fourth (HBP and PB) and Crisp in the sixth (infield single to short and running on a grounder to third).

Crisp was thrown out at the plate on Ortiz's infield hit (which Barfield actually fielded in short right center) -- Coco slowed down on the way home and was a dead duck. In the eighth, Varitek was erased on a botched hit-and-run and Lugo was also caught stealing to end the inning.

Beckett (8-4-1-0-7, 114) was as strong as Carmona (8-4-0-2-6, 113), but Gutierrez's home run to left in the third was the difference.

FAUSTO CARMONA IS THROWING A NO-HITTER!!!FAUSTO CARMONA IS THROWING A NO-HITTER!!!FAUSTO CARMONA IS THROWING A NO-HITTER!!!FAUSTO CARMONA IS THROWING A NO-HITTER!!!FAUSTO CARMONA IS THROWING A NO-HITTER!!!FAUSTO CARMONA IS THROWING A NO-HITTER!!!FAUSTO CARMONA IS THROWING A NO-HITTER!!!

They did do the chicken dance at the wedding. I saw it from afar, did not partake and did not know it was a New England tradition. Sorry. :)

Nephew lives in Northampton, we caught the last 5 innings of Lester's game in a bar there, lots of fans around.

The cafe where we watched Dice-K's duel w/ CC was not really a sports venue, there's just a little TV behind the bar. Our nephew who we were visiting is a musician, massage therapist, natural foods guy, but also a great sports fan - Eagles mostly, but Sox too. It was a rare opp'y for him to have other fans to watch a game with.

Other peeps in the place were hanging out off and on. They were all Sox "fans" - you know, they live in Mass, what else are they gonna be. But not fans.

L-girl, remember at the beginning of the season, it seemed like Remy wasn't pushing his site (I think we mentioned it on one of the game threads), then Luccino said something about Red Sox nation and etc. etc.. Now its Rem page this, red sox nation that.

Tim, this may sound stupid, but I can't get behind calling him Slugo because that was former Yankee catcher Don Slaught's nickname.

Eeeeee. Will refrain. it really should have been sLugo, but too lazy to do the capitalization earlier. However, in true unlaziness I've written this much filler rather than just hitting the shift button earlier. If that doesn't do it for you, how about I spell it true to it's pronunciation: sLügo?

I agree...just because he clammed up in congress, and says so with costas, he said you don't want to say something about somebody "under oath" unless you know it to be 100% fact.....But i guess it is allright to say how you truly feel to Bob Costas....